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Experience the World at the University of Pittsburgh . . .
With the increased use of the Internet, telecommunications,
and rapid means of travel, the world is shrinking. If you
want to be part of the world-community, the University of
Pittsburgh offers many opportunities to add an international
dimension to your undergraduate degree.
We offer majors in Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, German, Spanish, Slavic Studies, and Russian. If you
want to learn about the culture of a country without having to first learn the language, you can do that as well. Most
of the departments also offer cultural courses that do not require knowledge of the language.
Additionally, Pitt's Less Commonly-Taught Languages Center,
administered by the Department of Linguistics, provides instruction in less frequently taught languages such as: Arabic,
Gaelic (both Irish and Scottish dialects), Greek, Latvian, Swahili, Tagalog, and Uzbek. If you want to learn a language,
LCTL will find a teacher for you!
Choices, Choices, Choices . . .
Pitt is home to the
University Center for International Studies (UCIS),
which offers certificate programs in:
UCIS is one of the exemplary international programs in the
country and each of the four more established area studies
programs (*) has been designated a national resource center by
the US Department of Education. This means they are "outstanding
in the fields of teaching, public service, and research."
No matter what your primary major is, English, business, chemistry,
or music, a UCIS certificate is a great way to add an international
dimension to your undergraduate studies. If you want to major
in international studies but your interests cross the boundaries
of departments, you can opt to create your own interdisciplinary
major. With the help of a faculty member, you can choose courses
around a theme or concentration area. One popular option has
been to use a UCIS certificate as the core of an interdisciplinary
major, and add upper-level specialty courses focusing on the
student's specific area of interest, to round it out.
For example, if you are in love with the Asian culture, you can build a major around the East Asian Studies
Certificate program. After completing the certificate courses, you can add classes on East Asian art and theater,
in-depth history, anthropology or other areas of interest.
International studies certificate programs are also available through the
College of Business Administration
and the Swanson School of Engineering:
- International Business
- International Engineering Studies
Seeing the World
Pitt also has extensive Study Abroad programs
located in Australia, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, and Latin America. If your interest is in a
country not on our list, don't worry, the
University belongs to a number of consortiums sponsoring study
abroad in other countries. In conjunction with the Study Abroad
Office, you can arrange a program suited to your interests.
In Pitt-developed programs, University of
Pittsburgh students and a faculty member go overseas together. In
conjunction with overseas faculty, University of Pittsburgh professors teach University of Pittsburgh courses.
Additionally, in some countries, we have direct exchange programs that allow you to cross-register with a university
overseas and take fully transferable courses.
Many of these programs are offered at virtually the same price as attending the University of Pittsburgh. Also,
there is some University support for study abroad. For example, 30 Nationality Room Scholarships are offered annually
to juniors and graduate students for summer study abroad.
With Honors . . .
The University Honors College (UHC) offers a
number of courses with an international flavor. UHC courses are intended to give students a more in-depth perspective
on the subject matter in their courses than non-UHC classes. They usually are smaller and are more like seminars than
lectures. The UHC offers a Bachelor of Philosophy degree that requires students to do an independent research project
and defend their thesis in front of a faculty review panel.
Click here for more information on
Pitt's International Dimension.
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